State comparison · 2025
Pharmacy Technicians salary: Michigan vs Washington
Pharmacy Technicians in Washington earn a median of $58,900. In Michigan, $44,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.3% — not 24.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.7%
Michigan vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $44,340
- p25
- $37,520
- p75
- $48,730
- p10
- $35,430
- p90
- $54,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
Washington
Pharmacy Technicians
- Median
- $58,900
- p25
- $50,400
- p75
- $67,630
- p10
- $47,270
- p90
- $79,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.